The presidency council also approved a U.S.-Iraqi bilateral pact called the strategic framework agreement, which covers a wide range ofbilateralcooperation efforts and which was approved by the Iraqi parliament last week.
Ray Odierno, the top U.S. military official in Iraq, issued a statement welcoming the passage of the security pact and the strategic framework agreement -- which covers a wide range ofbilateralcooperation efforts.
Indeed, it appears the summit is intended by both President Bush and President Gorbachev to be a vehicle for the endorsement of initiatives ranging from a comprehensive bilateral trade agreement to intensified cooperation in the strategic energy sector of the Soviet economy to the facilitation of Soviet bond sales and other forms of borrowing in the United States and Western markets.
This agreement will encourage the development of nuclear expertise and professionals in Chile and advance bilateralcooperation on nuclear safety, security, and safeguards in line with the highest international standards.